Put yourself in his place
So, just off the top of my head.
Pulled over for no seatbelt, cops asked to search my vehicle, I asked why? "Step out of the car, you're under arrest." Car torn apart, impounded and I sat in jail overnight.
Pulled over for a dim license plate light. Cop asked for my license, asked why? "Step out, suspicious" vehicle searched. Fix it ticket.
I was thrown in jail, car impounded and sentenced to 3 mos work project for a dried up, month old forgottenp nug pot under my seat. Suppose that's on cocky teenaget me though because I had a "bad cop no donut" bumper sticker. Lol.
Anyway, add in about 15 other pulled overs and a handful of stopped on the streets and.. zero resisting arrests or even really back talking. The cops have guns, backup and friends in high places, I don't. Fucking haul my ass to jail, search my vehicle.. whatever.
Maybe I'm a pushover who's only made the cops feel more cocky, but I'm not dying over being in the right.